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SAN PATRICIO COUNTY NEWS
PAGE THREE THURSDAY,
MAY 19, 1949
Odem News
MRS. 0. W. NOLEN, Correspondent
PHONE 22 or 41
O. J. Russell To
Give Baccalaureate _
Sermon May 22
O J. Russell* minister of the
Church of Christ, Sinton, will de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon for
the graduating class of the Odem
high school In the high school audit-
orium next Sunday, night, May 22,
at„ 8:00 o’clock. Local pastors par-
ticipating in the services will be
the Rev; R. R. Bloomqulst, pastor
of the Odem Methodist church and
the. Rev. O. R. bowman, pastor of
the Odem Baptist church.
Junior-Senior
Banquet Held At
Robert Driscoll
The junior class of; the Odem
high school honored the seniors
with a banquet Friday night May
13 at the Robert Driscoll Hotel in
Corpus Christi. Miss Ruby .Gamer
is the junior calss sponsor and C.
T. Carpenter is the senior sponsor.
The Terrace room of the hotel
was beautifully jdecorated as an
oriental garden. This theme was
carried out throughout the program.
The U 'shaped table was decorated
The commencement exercises will with Chinese fans and jade candles.
he held in the auditorium May 26
at 8:00‘ p. m. The commencement
address w'ljl he delivered by Col.
Ora J. Cohee of Han Antonio. Col
Cohee* is director of the South Tex-
as Region of the national Confer-
ence of Christians and Jews, with
headquarters in Sun Antonio, lie
bad n long and* lllustrouH army
career before retiring. He was com-
missioned in the 34-th Iqfantfv Itegi
Kach place card was held with a
tiny Chinese umbrella.
The program was as follows: The
Palace of the Candless Heaven,
Cody Childress; The Chariot Drawn
by six Dragons, \Vilson Herndon;
The Great Gate, Bobble Dean
Blboinquist; Tea for Two, Barbara
Scull. Jayme Whatley, Patricia
INiwer, Barbara Jean Stinnett, Jim-
my Lane, and Eugene' I Tel nr, all
Grammar School
Presents Play
Thursday Night
A large crowd that almost filled
the high school auditorium to cap-
acity was present last Thursday
night when the Odem Grammar
school presented "The Circus Comes
to Town."
In a top hat and swhllow-tall
ault little Jflchard Whatley was the
announcer and circus master. The
parade was led by Gaye LeBleu,
who also gave a beautiful twirling
exhibition. The clowns presented
their clbwn dance, and Johnnie
Funeral Services
Held For Brother *
Of Mrs. J. F. Jarvis
Funeral Services were held last
Tuesday at the Cage-Mills Funeral
Home in Corpus Chcisti for Heriry^
P. Watkins, with/ Jeff Thomas^
minister of the Church of Christ
of Robstown officiating.
Watkins was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. I: T. Watkins of 309 S.
Staples street. Arpus Christi. Re-
sides his parents he is survivied by
a son, Henry D. Watkins, Jr., a
student at Tulane University, New
Orleans, with whom he had been
Dr. Allen Opens
Dental Office In
Corpus Christi
J3r. W. M. Allen, who came to
Odem a year ago last October and
opened up a Dental office *has
opened up an office in Corpus
Christ on Ayres Street and will
in his office on Monday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings only from
now .on.
Dr. Allen has built up a good
business here and the folks of
•In this day of Cars, it is not
unusual for children In school to
never have rlden on the ‘‘great
iron horse” or train. First grade
students of the Sam Houston school
of Corpus Christi are no exception,
so the teacher and room mothers
brought the class over to Odem in
cars one day last week and let
therh enjoy their first train ride,
which is always a*’ thrill to young-
sters, especially if it is their first
ride. A '
Mrs. Joe J. Nixon of Conway,
Ark., arrived in Odem a few days
Don’t Underesti
THAT BUGGY OF YOURS
...
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Huntsinger as the organ grinder making his home; . two brothers,
and Anthony Knight as the little Ernest and James Watkins of por-
monkey gave an act. Six little girls Pus Christi*; three sisters, Mrs.
merit, U. S. Army In liT-Wl. ' Ft*■ dressed In Chinese costumeH.
eight, years' following- the Little F»of»p.y, dunce. Gathering
World War I he was IriMtnu'tor in Cranstaff; Marimba Trio, students
psychology, Hoelolngy and equitation
In the Army Chaplain’s School, a ml
later served in China, the Philip-
pine Islands and Hawaii. Fatly in
World War II lie was chief of the
Chaplains Branch, .of the Eighth
Service Command, and In 1944 was
.assigned as Senior Chaplain for the
of University of Corpus Chulstl:
After J He banquet dancing, was err
Joyed with Ba-rin DukirVs Orchestra
furnishing the music.
Childress, Charles Campbell, Buddy
Austin. Maiiro Adamez, Nita Ald-
ridge, ’Bobby Bloomquist, Betty
Army forces of the 'Central" Baglfic | Montgomery, Patsy Sue Lane,
Oceun Areas.
The valedictory, will he by Robert
Triiett Childress, Jr., whose schol-
astic average.-for the past year was
97.25 Jerry Ttaun will deliver the
salutatory. His average .was 95,31.
Betty Lou Montgomery was the
highest ranking girl in the class,
with an average of 94.25. Other
studenta giveji jyonrorable mention.
Bobby Bloomquist and Patsy
Ruth Schomer
The graduating class is composed
of oix boys and six girls! They are
Patsy Ruth Fchomer and Sarah
Ten n ill.
Sophomore Class
Has Picnic
The Sophomore class with their
sponsor, Roy E. Gregory, the Roprh
Mothers, Mrs. M. F. Stinnett, Mrs.
.(.L' B. >Vuti, aptf S. L: 'Lane
enjoyed an ojuting at Lake Mathis
Monday afternoon when a picnic
supper, climaxed an evening of fun*
presented a gypsy dance, followed
with a fine presentation by Stanley.
Webb, III, as a cowboy, then Pat
Voss very charmingly charmed a
horrifying “snake” in the shaWe
dance. Two little darkies who re-
ceived a rousing response were
Mike Parker and Carolyn Weather-
ly. Susy and Madeleine Eads gave
a Pallet dance, and six young girls,
aided by Jimmy Whitten as baloon
man, gave a, balloon dance, and a
closing song was by seven girls.
The cast of events was composed
of the following.: Rythmn Band
Players, Gyrene Heed, Lanelle Davis'
Jimmy Knight, Robert- Horn, Albert
Day. Orba Bonier, Orville Maxwell,
Bertnh Bomer, Phillip *$teln, Harry!
I.ynrr Phelps;
I Clowns: Billy Thornton. John Izoo 1
Brough, Cnn\v I>.* Eads, III. James
Knight, Edgar «Whitten, Ronnie
j LarVeL.idmes Williams, Daniel Bar-
|t»'k, Dan.;eli'■ Phelps,. Bently Baylor,
j Leslie Leggitl, H E. • Rabb, Like
j Parker ami Richard Smith. •
| -Gypsies: Marsha .WeathelyT Pat-
ricia Mertz. Alice Sparkman, Betty
Miller, Carolyn Wells and Joyce
Smith.
Spring-danCers: Burma Gale Hall,
Ajmir^.L^AValton, Sandra Spieker-
man^Beverly Knight, Carrie Pav-
iieek, and Marilyn Bounds.
Singers: Betty Wells, Ninon Reed,
Beatrice pavlicek, Janet Tewes,
(ilen'da Faye Brown, Wilnpi Jones,
Lind Linda Ruth Higginbotham.
Accomffcinists: Jinuny Whitten,
Miss Wanda,. Lou Middleton. Mrs.
| for the. class ami others that at-
Jerry .Raun, Wayne Power, Bobby tended.
J. A. Hunt, Corpus Christi/ Mrs.
C. Ei Doll ins, Pasadena; Mrs. J. F./
Jarvis, Odem, and one grandson.
A former resident of Odem from
1914 to 1926, Watkins graduated
from the Odem high school.with the
plass of 1918, and lived in Corpus
Christi until 1948 when he went to.
New Orleans to live with a son,
and was employed by Boweh Motor
Company in that city. . ^
Pallbearers at the funeral werO
Joe Clark, j’lmmh* Trice, John C.
Haynie, Bryan Taylor, Sonny -Nor-
rell, and John Thomason. Four of
them weie foianer members of the
Buccniteer 4foothatl team who* had
played w-ith Henry . Watkins! Jr.
Mrs. A. M. Elliott
Honored On Birthday
Mrs <\ hi. White mid Mrs. Wil-
son Baylor. h|»mmrd tfieir mother,
Mrs. Anna Mae lOlliptt with a birth-
day dinner at the home of Mrs.
White Monday noon, -
Those present were;. Mrs. F. M.
Wells, Mrs. (Hilda Seale. Kir. and
Mrs. White, Mr. and ■ Mis. Ba.Vlor,
Roxie Anne Baylor, Karen White
and the honoreo. who received nice
gifts arid cards fiom pH present
arid also from her sisters, Mrs,
Lucille Maples, of Dallas and Mrs,
Frances Lee Garrison of Hot
Springs,- X. M.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pierce return-
ed Sunday from several days trip
to Abilene, where they, visited her
W."M. Allen--and-Mcs'^Gly(ie Parker, bmther/nml —Mrs.
pi^^mts
C. F*. Iv<ey and her plants Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Luckenbach returned Mrs. Tom F. Ivey and his aunt
Sunday from, a -weekjj visit to Mr, j Mrs. LuOy Russell in Stephenson,
and’ Mrs., Jack*Humphries in Kings- Mrs.’ Russell returned wdtlp them
ville. ■* for a visit here.
For Greater Value
America Buys More
CHEVROLET TRUCKS
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* LOCALS *
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Nolen Jr. and
Odem hate‘to see him, leave,-even ago to visit her brother-in-law, T.
for those few days. |T. Nikon and family. She and her
husband, now deceased, were fre-
quent' visitors in Odem each win-
ter during the ’30’s. Following a
brief visit with former school mates,
children, Charlotte Ann and Claudia Mr. and Mrs. Emory Dalton of
Alice and Bill Spurgeon returned Pleasanton, M*rs. Nixon will return
to their home in San Antonio after to Odem and will go to the Valley
a w eekend in the hoine of his par- with Mr. aqd Mrs. . Nixon to visit
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Nolefi, Sr. frineds and relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Jackson re- 'Kerent visitor* iri the home of
turned Saturday from a three day Mrs. Annie Anderson and Mrs.
district meeting of County Judges Mabel Parker were Mrs. M. A.
and county Commissioners held if. Firiph, Fordtrian, Fred Finch, Hous-
New . Braunfels last week. , ton, Mra Frank Calk and daughter
The Senior class.and their spdn» 1 °f < uoro, Mi;a .C H Wtllhma Miss
sor and rt»om mothers plan' to Fiinlee -Williams and MIhh Millie
leave here Wednesday of next week , 1 M,1,,,s4‘ "f Hyhhonville. Mrs. WU-
for Bandera for their annual-”Seri- jHliniK, Mis. Finch, Mrs. Andorson
lor Day” <>n a Dude "'Ranch near ;'n'1 >r,s Ib*rker are all alst.-rs.
Bandera. j They ..also hav e t'WM ‘bruthers lo re,
si™, j.'w. iiIhK«».«. in „,iit.
i,M iithI li»H 111 .•»' In 111 h,aUll fur l 'v 11 "•». .Mr.
, I f 1,1 \|f' V V III \ V i . ■ ».l.............. ,. ■ I,,.
rt mirnl'i r of, years; fell, lu eaking j ^
her hip last Frldav night. AS’Ire is in , -
. ilnypital io ('oi|ni- Christi .softi-rmc,
-^She’s got what it takes!
-If your-temper goes into high gear everytime
you drive your car — that’s your cue to bring
it to us. We’ll put your car back in ship-shape
condition.
Win. W'iriehrenm*; who,
I* <-n a p.i.l lent. i’u» 1 hr .\t••iinii'l';!J ,
I . , .. ,.i | ii«'Splbikdiv (’<u |iuv ('hiistl stifterrijig
serious .condition in a Corpus Chris i ■
. ’ ;\vllh roljo. pas improved tr» the
II 11..sirii...| suffi-rlnif fruni .sl„rt;k......... ,,,
Merrill's Garase
B. R. MERRI1.L
PHONE 198
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. '•the. *'I’i|i|• I• i■••IriIdi.'.e,ns I loApii'al.
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'Between us girls, I'ni toying for
that guy!"
‘National Brands’
tils
& WINES
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! Jarvis- were awante'd: ti>‘.*-i ph<
P as. held*. Mi's. J. A. Mnadoi- of tha
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j t heir .rugs made of w'tio'l arid i :i v".>n i till'd . plat with her rug made c»f
ivarns at tin Rug Exhibit hold ih/blankd wool. The Odem Club had
■ Sinp.n • Lalmr (’erit.-i last . vye. l; j fwenty^ .'three- rugs entered in thv
i when a (b-mrity-with- Bug Exldbft I exhibit. ^
WASHING, GREASING and
GULFLEX LUBRICATION
-■ Tires, Tubes qnd Accessories.
THE GULF SERVICE CENTER
PHONE 149
R. L. BROOKS
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BLUE No. I*/,
Bell-Cow
CbocoUte .
HORTENING
CARO SYRUP label Botti.
3AIRY DRINKS^ ,2^9c
DOG FOOD supreme 0.1 5c
FRUITS for SALAD SS 7. 29c I
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Specials pop r*t. &. sAt-A4y*0’2f
H.E.B. MILK ^t!15c™ 10c
CANDY BARS^awj^'19c
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THERE’S A CHEVROLET TRUCK FOR EVERY JOB
WITH CAPACITIES FROM 4,000
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Sales—Service Sinton
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JZ5J£llx FPFSH, MILK EED *_________
FRYERS, lb. .54c
F * N.( Y W0KF.9 — Bv The Piece
BREAKFAST BACON, lb. 42c
S«riA r i HOCK' ESS, FANCY SMOKED
PICNICS, lb. _________ , 37c
S\VIKT’S Phf.MIUM, Boneless Shoulder
ROAST, lb. 52c
TALL KORN
SLICED'BACON, lb. ...43c
YARBOROUGHS COFFEE
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